Hudson Ingram – “Don’t Get Me Started (feat. Sydney Rose)”

20-year-old Nashville-based singer-songwriter Hudson Ingram shares the official performance video for “Don’t Get Me Started” featuring fellow Nashville singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sydney Rose. It is available now via Long Pond Music / Interscope Records through a joint venture with Aaron Dessner. Filmed in an intimate studio setting, the stripped-back visual places the focus on both artists, allowing the song’s raw emotion and understated beauty to take center stage through a heartfelt live performance.

Originally featured on Hudson’s recently released EP, The Long Way Home (Vol. 1), the song brings together two of indie music’s most compelling young voices. The delicate duet unfolds with quiet honesty, blending Hudson’s introspective songwriting with Sydney’s unmistakable warmth to create one of the project’s emotional centerpieces.

Hudson Ingram shared, “We shot ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ in Nashville. Sydney being there made it feel less like a music video, and more like we were just letting the camera catch something real. Nashville is home. Shooting it there with Sydney just made sense, and it made the song feel more tangible to me.”

“This was one of the easiest songs I’ve ever collaborated on. The atmosphere that Hudson, Jack and Aaron created at Long Pond was so incredibly inviting. Once we started writing, it all flowed so smoothly. I’m so honored to have been thought of and to be a part of this song,” commented Sydney Rose.

New track live onstage

The performance video arrives just after Hudson’s appearance at Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival in Kingston, New York. Here, Sydney Rose surprised the audience by joining him onstage for a live performance of “Don’t Get Me Started,” bringing the collaboration to life in front of fans for the first time. Released earlier this month, The Long Way Home (Vol. 1) marks the first installment in Hudson’s upcoming trilogy of EPs. Exploring themes of growing up, leaving home to chase a dream, and returning changed by the journey, the project continues to establish Hudson as one of indie music’s most promising young songwriters. Hudson continues to build on a breakout year, with more new music and announcements to come.

Review

Some songs demand attention with huge choruses and glossy production. Others quietly earn their place in your playlist through honesty, chemistry and emotional depth. “Don’t Get Me Started”, the latest collaboration between Hudson Ingram and Sydney Rose, falls firmly into the latter category.

Hudson Ingram delivers a heartfelt vocal that feels completely authentic. Meanwhile Sydney Rose provides the perfect counterpart, her delicate yet expressive performance adding warmth and vulnerability to every chorus. Together, their voices blend effortlessly, creating the kind of natural harmony that makes a duet feel genuinely meaningful rather than manufactured.

Lyrically, “Don’t Get Me Started” explores the emotional complications of trying to move on when memories refuse to stay buried. It’s relatable without relying on clichés, striking a balance between heartbreak and quiet acceptance.

The production deserves praise too. Clean acoustic textures, subtle percussion and tasteful instrumentation give the vocals room to breathe. Nothing feels excessive; every musical choice serves the song.

It’s a beautifully crafted country-pop ballad that showcases Hudson Ingram’s songwriting maturity while introducing an excellent vocal partnership with Sydney Rose.

This is the kind of song that grows stronger with every listen, revealing new emotional layers each time. For fans of modern country with heart, authenticity and exceptional vocal chemistry, “Don’t Get Me Started” is an easy recommendation and one of Hudson Ingram’s most compelling releases to date.